Telangana · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Errabelli Dayakar Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the Palakurthi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Telangana in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 117,504 votes (59.50% vote share). The runner-up was Janga Ragava Reddy (Indian National Congress) with 64,451 votes.
A total of 18 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Errabelli Dayakar Rao | 117504 | 59.50% | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2 | Janga Ragava Reddy | 64451 | 32.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | L. Vijay | 3199 | 1.60% | Samajwadi Forward Bloc |
| 4 | Billa Sudheer Reddy | 2559 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Macharla Srinivas | 1835 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Somaiah Pedagani | 1306 | 0.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 | Jilukara Sreenivas | 1280 | 0.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Kunaboina Kumara Swamy | 1130 | 0.60% | Telangana Karmika Raithu Rajyam Party |
| 9 | Mamindla Ramesh Raja | 1029 | 0.50% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 10 | Dayakar Singapuram | 890 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Gola Ganga Rao | 746 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Korra Narasimha | 580 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Vishwanath Goviamsa | 295 | 0.20% | Republican Party Of India |
| 14 | Makkala Nagalaxmi | 234 | 0.10% | Bahujana Left Party |
| 15 | Ramu Beerelli | 152 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Gare Venkatesh | 115 | 0.10% | Samajwadi Party |
| 17 | Thanda Upender | 72 | 0.00% | Telangana Prajala Party |
| 18 | L.M.S. Goud | 64 | 0.00% | Jai Swaraj Party |
The Palakurthi constituency is part of the Telangana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Errabelli Dayakar Rao (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) emerged as the winner securing 117,504 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.